January 2019 was the first month of that common year. The month, which began on a Tuesday, ended on a Thursday after 31 days.
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January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01) (Tuesday)
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January 2, 2019 (2019-01-02) (Wednesday)
Business and economy
- China–United States trade war (2018–present)
- American electronics maker Apple warns that iPhone sales are slowing significantly and the product is in weak demand, blaming trade tensions with China. The company says that it has lowered its expected fiscal earnings for the first quarter as a result, citing disappointing holiday sales figures, and that it could lose $9 billion due to the decline. (The Verge)
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January 3, 2019 (2019-01-03) (Thursday)
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- 2018 Magnitogorsk building collapse
- The death toll of an explosion caused by a gas leak that devastated a block of flats in Magnitogorsk, Russia, rises to 39. Rescuers end their search efforts at the collapse site as there are no more missing people. (The Moscow Times)
- European migrant crisis
- The mayor of Naples offers to berth a NGO-operated ship with 32 migrants who were rescued on 22 December in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Libya. (Reuters)
- The Dutch Coast Guard says 270 containers fell off MSC Zoe in heavy seas near the German island of Borkum and floated towards the Netherlands. Treasure hunters revel on the West Frisian islands of Terschelling and Vlieland. Three containers containing hazardous materials are still missing and ships are warned for floating containers. (Reuters via NDTV) (World Maritime News)
- Seven people are killed after a crash and diesel fuel spill sparked a massive fire on Interstate 75 in Gainesville, Florida, United States. (AOL News)
- 14th Street Tunnel shutdown
- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announces that a complete shutdown of the 14th Street Tunnel in New York City, proposed to allow for subway repairs caused by damage from Hurricane Sandy, has been halted. Cuomo says that engineers will use a new technology from Europe to make critical repairs to the tunnel without having to close it entirely. The complete shutdown would have closed the tunnel, which is used by nearly 225,000 people each weekday, for an expected 15 months. (The New York Times)
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January 4, 2019 (2019-01-04) (Friday)
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January 5, 2019 (2019-01-05) (Saturday)
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January 6, 2019 (2019-01-06) (Sunday)
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- At least 30 people are killed after a gold mine collapses in north-eastern Afghanistan. (BBC News)
- The death toll from a storm that devastated the Philippines shortly after Christmas rises to 126. (News24)
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January 7, 2019 (2019-01-07) (Monday)
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January 8, 2019 (2019-01-08) (Tuesday)
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- A Polish woman, Elżbieta Piotrowska, is attacked with an axe and dies from her injuries in Ardee, County Louth, Ireland. A man known to her was later arrested. (RTÉ)
- An attack on a primary school in Beijing leaves 20 children injured, with three children receiving serious but non-life-threatening injuries. All injured children are receiving hospital treatment. The suspect was apprehended at the scene and an investigation has been launched. (AP News)
- German politician Frank Magnitz, a member of the AfD party, was beaten unconscious by three masked assailants in the city of Bremen on Monday. AfD party leader Alice Weidel calls the attack an "assassination attempt" and politicians from other German parties condemn the attack. (BBC News)
- Aftermath of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash
- Jaskirat Sidhu, the driver involved in a fatal crash involving the Humboldt Broncos, pleads guilty to 29 charges against him, including 16 counts of dangerous operation of motorized vehicle causing death and 13 counts of dangerous operation of motor vehicle causing bodily injury. (Sporting News) (CBC)
- List of UAV-related incidents
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January 9, 2019 (2019-01-09) (Wednesday)
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- German prosecutors say, based on CCTV images, that most of AfD politician Frank Magnitz's injuries yesterday may have been sustained as he hit the ground after having been elbowed once by three people and falling over. Magnitz says the attack may have been an attempted robbery. (Deutsche Welle)
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January 10, 2019 (2019-01-10) (Thursday)
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January 11, 2019 (2019-01-11) (Friday)
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- Two Iraqis were killed and 25 others were injured in a car bomb blast outside a public market in the town of Al-Qaim. The Islamic State is presumed to be behind the attack. (TheDailyStar)
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January 12, 2019 (2019-01-12) (Saturday)
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- 2019 Paris explosion
- At least 21 miners die after a roof collapses in a coal mine in Shenmu, China. (BBC News)
- At least 17 are killed and 12 others are injured in a fire at a drug rehabilitation clinic in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Officials said the blaze took hold after patients set mattresses on fire in a bid to escape the facility. (Sky News)
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January 13, 2019 (2019-01-13) (Sunday)
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- Syrian Civil War
- The Syrian government and pro-government militants fire artillery into villages inside the Idlib de-escalation zone, killing one civilian and leaving two civilians injured. (AA)
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January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14) (Monday)
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- Over 31,000 teachers, nurses, counselors and librarians in Los Angeles, who have been without a contract for more than a year, go on a strike to demand higher pay after negotiations for improved compensation and work conditions failed. (CBS News) (Al Jazeera)
January 15, 2019 (2019-01-15) (Tuesday)
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January 16, 2019 (2019-01-16) (Wednesday)
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January 17, 2019 (2019-01-17) (Thursday)
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- In France, a fire at the University Lyon 1 injures three people. Investigators say that it is a result of an accidental gas bottle explosion. (Euronews)
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January 18, 2019 (2019-01-18) (Friday)
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January 19, 2019 (2019-01-19) (Saturday)
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January 20, 2019 (2019-01-20) (Sunday)
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January 21, 2019 (2019-01-21) (Monday)
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- LGBT rights in Egypt
- Egyptian TV presenter Mohamed al-Ghiety is sentenced to one year of hard labor and fined 3,000 Egyptian pounds ($167; £130) for "promoting homosexuality" by interviewing a gay man on the privately-owned LTC Egypt TV channel last year. (BBC News)
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January 22, 2019 (2019-01-22) (Tuesday)
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January 23, 2019 (2019-01-23) (Wednesday)
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January 24, 2019 (2019-01-24) (Thursday)
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- The city of Adelaide, South Australia, records its hottest ever temperature, reaching 46.6 °C (115.9 °F) at around 3:36pm local time. This is the highest recorded temperature in any Australian state capital. The high temperatures have proven fatal for significant numbers of local animals. (BBC)
- Three people die due to the severe storms in the Spanish region of Asturias. (El País)
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January 25, 2019 (2019-01-25) (Friday)
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January 26, 2019 (2019-01-26) (Saturday)
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January 27, 2019 (2019-01-27) (Sunday)
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January 28, 2019 (2019-01-28) (Monday)
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- Six Tanzanian children are killed for their eyes, ears and other body parts. A Njombe district official, who found many were taken when they were home alone whilst their parents were working, believes that superstitious beliefs and witchcraft are involved. Four other missing children have been found alive. (BBC News)
- The United States Justice Department, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Commerce and Federal Bureau of Investigation announces 23 criminal charges against China's telecom Huawei and its chief financial officer Wanzhou Meng, which include banking and financial fraud, money laundering, wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States, theft of trade secret technology, provided bonus to workers who stole confidential information from companies around the world, obstruction of justice and sanctions violations. (BBC News)
- Pecan Park raid
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January 29, 2019 (2019-01-29) (Tuesday)
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January 30, 2019 (2019-01-30) (Wednesday)
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- Foxconn's Wisconsin plant
- Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn announces that the company is reconsidering their plan to manufacture LCD panels in a promised Wisconsin plant because of a changed global marketplace, and the high cost of United States labor. Foxconn said, earlier in January, that it still planned to create 13,000 jobs in Wisconsin. The State of Wisconsin pledged subsidies worth more than $3bn. (BBC News) (Reuters)
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- Suspicious items, later discovered to be incendiary devices, are found near a police station in Eugene, Oregon. An investigation is ongoing. (KVAL), (KEZI)
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January 31, 2019 (2019-01-31) (Thursday)
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Africa
- Algeria, Libya and Tunisia
- Cameroon
- Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria
- Central African Republic
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ethiopia
- Libya
- Mali
- Nigeria
- Somalia
- South Sudan
- Sudan
Asia
- Afghanistan
- China
- India
- India and Pakistan
- Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines
- Indonesia and Papua New Guinea
- Myanmar
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Thailand
Europe
- Armenia and Azerbaijan
- Georgia
- Russia
- Ukraine
Middle East
- Egypt
- Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria
- Iran
- Iraq
- Iraq and Syria (map)
- Israel and Lebanon
- Israel and Palestine
- Syria
- Turkey
- Yemen